Showing posts with label LDS Church history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LDS Church history. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

New biography of Joseph Smith a worthy effort but lacks passion

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John G. Turner, who wrote an excellent biography of Brigham Young a decade ago, has returned with “Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an Am...
Monday, July 14, 2025

The Blood in Their Veins provides a fascinating history of the Kimballs

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  Review by Doug Gibson I must say, immediately, that if you are one who pursues Mormon history, particularly its first century, " The ...
Sunday, December 31, 2023

Biographies of George Q Cannon, Joseph F Smith provide honest in-depth portrayals

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  Observations by Doug Gibson Last fall I read two new biographies of 19th century/early 20th century LDS Church leaders Joseph F. Smith, wh...
Sunday, April 30, 2023

Mormon Thunder recaps the life of Jedediah Morgan Grant

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  ---- Review by Doug Gibson --- Jedediah Grant was possessed of looks reserved for movie matinee idols, the counselor to Brigham Young was ...
Saturday, April 22, 2023

H. Dean Thompson was a teacher, historian, comedian, marimba player

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  ---- ( Originally published on April 22, 2011 . I am rescuing from archive oblivion this great Cal Grondahl cartoon that went with origina...
Sunday, February 5, 2023

Rarely seen 'Corianton: A Story of Unholy Love, 1931, packs BYU's Varsity Theater

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  Review/observations by Doug Gibson For about a couple decades, I had longed to view the early sound film "based" on a segment of...
Sunday, September 18, 2022

About that other Parley P. Pratt biography

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Note : I found this review of Reva Stanley's long-ago published biography of the Apostle Parley Pratt in Wayback, dated May 29, 2009. I ...
Sunday, July 24, 2022

Recognizing ignorant theology, from Nov. 18, 2012

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  Wrote this nearly 10 years ago on SE blog. Rescued it from Wayback purgatory . I think the LDS Church has made very positive strides in en...